Unit 9

Round #1  What is a schema?

Round #1  What is a schema? a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information a mental mold into which we pour our experiences

Round #1  What is assimilation?

Round #1  What is assimilation? interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas

Round #1  What is accommodation?

Round #1  What is accommodation? adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information adjusting or modifying our schemas

Round #1  Identify schema, assimilation, and accommodation in the example about Gabriella given in class.

Round #1  Identify schema, assimilation, and accommodation in the example about Gabriella given in class.

Round #1  Identify schema, assimilation, and accommodation in the example about Bambi given in class.

Round #1  Identify schema, assimilation, and accommodation in the example about Bambi given in class.

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the sensorimotor stage?

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the sensorimotor stage? object permanence

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the preoperational stage?

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the preoperational stage? egocentrism

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the concrete operational stage?

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the concrete operational stage? conservation

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the formal operational stage?

Round #2  What is the major occurrence or characteristic of the formal operational stage? abstract reasoning

Round #3  Explain object permanence. Around what age do we understand this concept?

Round #3  Explain object permanence. Around what age do we understand this concept? the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived after 6 months of age

Round #3  Explain egocentrism. What does it mean to be egocentric?

Round #3  Explain egocentrism. What does it mean to be egocentric? difficulty perceiving things from another’s point of view.

Round #3  What is the principle of conservation? Give me an example.

Round #3  What is the principle of conservation? Give me an example. the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

Round #3  What is the difference between concrete & abstract?

Round #3  What is the difference between concrete & abstract? Concrete = actual experience or materials Abstract = imagined realities and symbols

Round #4  Gidget decides to throw the switch because if she doesn’t her friends and family will look down on her.

Round #4  Gidget decides to throw the switch because if she doesn’t her friends and family will look down on her. Conventional Stage of Moral Reasoning ○ #3) She is acting to gain social approval or to avoid social disapproval.

Round #4  Sydney decides to throw the switch because she believes it is better for 1 person to die than for 5 people to die.

Round #4  Sydney decides to throw the switch because she believes it is better for 1 person to die than for 5 people to die. Postconventional Stage of Moral Reasoning ○ #5) She is acting to meet the greatest good.

Round #4  Eliza decides to throw the switch because she will be recognized as a hero for saving the lives of 5 people.

Round #4  Eliza decides to throw the switch because she will be recognized as a hero for saving the lives of 5 people. Preconventional Stage of Moral Reasoning ○ #2) She is acting to gain reward.

Round #4  Hawkeye decides to throw the switch because he does not want to be accused of killing 5 people and sent to prison.

Round #4  Hawkeye decides to throw the switch because he does not want to be accused of killing 5 people and sent to prison. Preconventional Stage of Moral Reasoning ○ #1) He is acting to avoid punishment.

Round #4  Margaret decides not to throw the switch because she believes she is committing murder by touching the switch and murder is against the law.

Round #4  Margaret decides not to throw the switch because she believes she is committing murder by touching the switch and murder is against the law. Conventional Stage of Moral Reasoning ○ #4) She is acting to maintain social law and order.

Round #5  Define adolescence.

Round #5  Define adolescence. the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence

Round #5  Name the issue/crisis that must be resolved during adolescence (according to Erikson).

Round #5  Name the issue/crisis that must be resolved during adolescence (according to Erikson). Identity vs. Role Confusion

Round #5  According to Erikson, how does one search for their identity or sense of self?

Round #5  According to Erikson, how does one search for their identity or sense of self? by testing various roles and integrating them into a single identity

Round #5  Identity Status involves which 2 dimensions? What do those dimensions mean?

Round #5  Identity Status involves which 2 dimensions? What do those dimensions mean? Crisis = ○ attempts to choose among meaningful alternatives; trying many alternatives Commitment = ○ investment in the task

Round #5  What are the 4 modes of Identity Status?

Round #5  What are the 4 modes of Identity Status? Commitment No Commitment No Crisis Crisis ForeclosureIdentity- achievement Identity-diffusionMoratorium